I think your swing will change over time. People change. Our eyesight gets worse as we get older. But because it changes slowly we don’t notice it, until one day we realise we can’t see the TV.

BUT (I need to add this before I have things thrown at me) we can make minor changes. And these are the important ones.

We can train our swings to become better. Things like,

Choose a grip that feels good to you
Stand to the ball in a comfortable and powerful way
Throw the club at the ball in a natural way

These are the things that will make a difference. This is working with your learning system not against it. Many people will try and make a bigger shoulder turn, a slower back swing or a flatter swing plane.

Do these matter? I don’t think so.

So how does the swing trainer work?

Because it allows you to make your natural swing. It is not inhibiting your swing (like Gregor’s swing trainer device) but rather guiding you through a simple objective – swing between the gates. So it doesn’t matter what your swing looks like or feels like, if you can make a swing that passes between the gates it will hit the ball straighter.

So my advice?

Work on things that matter. And for the most part the stuff that we golfers work on doesn’t matter. Keep it simple, keep it natural and don’t worry so much about the BS.

Last point. Something I decided a while ago that has helped me. It’s more of a statement really.

“Are you prepared to swing ugly and get the results you’ve been looking for or would you rather have this pretty swing (that looks nice) that people comment on but doesn’t work as well as the ugly one?”

Most guys I see at driving ranges are spending their time trying to make a pretty swing. They have no idea what they’re working on – just working on something to make it look nice and hopefully hit a few good shots. But they’re not thinking golf. They’re not playing golf. And this is sad because they’re wasting their time and not getting results.

Hope this helps.

Cameron

Aiming straight when you don’t hit the ball straight is delusional

@DP: Maybe you have finally worked it out?

@ Lukey: This is your perception. Your swing won’t change that much. You should definitely be going along for the ride – letting your body adjust to each different situation. Give me a call if you’d like to discuss further.

I have seen many players with bad hooks or slices aim even further left or right of the target which seems to make their problem worse. How do you suggest counter acting this problem?